Portable dressing booth and shower bath apparatus



Aug. 22, 1950 F. B. BROWN 2,519,430

PORTABLE DRESSING BooTH AND SHOWER BATH APPARATUS Filed Jan. 2, 1948 2sheets-sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

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PORTABLE DRESSING BOOTH AND SHOWER BATH APPARATUS Filed Jan. 2, 19.48 2Sheets-Sheet 2 C) o J6 INVENTOR. if? a/fr//fz ro M//7 WM5/MMM PatentedAug. 22, 1950 PRTABLE KlfltESSlr- G BOOTH AND v'SHOYVER- BATH APPARATUSFranklin AB. Brown, Los Angeles, Calif. Application January 2,194s,fseri a1=N0.-242

`4This invention 'relates to portable dressing rooms, and moreparticularly .to a combined portable dressing room and shower bathdevice for use by .bathera campers, or where bathing facilities are nototherwise available.

Afmai-n object .of the invention is to provide a novel and improvedportable dressing booth and shower stall :which is very simple inconstruction, easy to set up and which maybe collapsed to occupy a verysmall amount of space, .making lit readily transportable.

A further 'object of the inventionis to provide an improved portabledressing room and .shower stall which is .composed ofsimpleparts whichare inexpensive to .manufacture and .easy to assemble for` use, the.apparatusbeing sturdy 1in .construction, light in weight, and having awide range of utility, particularly for 4bathers, campers and for use onpicnics .and similar excursions.

Further robjects `and advantages rof the invention vwill becomeapparentlfrom the following descriptionand claims, and :fromtheaccompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is an elevational view, partly in crosssection of a portabledressing room and shower stall set up for use.

Figure 2 is an elevational view showing the curtain portion of theapparatus of Figure l and the top and bottom supports therefor, thecurtain portion being shown in .collapsed position.

Figure 3 is a top Vierw, partly broken away, of the portable dressingroom and shower stall of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a horizontal cross-sectional view taken on line 4--4 ofFigure 1.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary plan view of one of the bottom rigid ringsemployed in the apparatus of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional detail View taken online 6-6 of Figure 3, showing a portion of the top structure of theapparatus of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional detail View taken on line '-l ofFigure 4.

Referring to the drawings, II designates a circular base plate,preferably made of aluminum or other light metal, Secured to base plateII adjacent its periphery and at equal angular spacings thereon are fourupstanding sleeve members I2. Designated at I3 are vertical postmembers, each post member comprising a plurality of upper sections I4and a lowermost section I4.

Each section of the post members except the lofwermost section I4" isformed at its lower end with a reduced projection or dowel I5. The topends `of the .sectionsare each omned lwith".arbore receiyingsthe'rdowel|15 `of the next upwardly vaitjacent section. 1The1lowerendsof theVlawernlost sections .I'4' 'of' che rpost mem-bers `are received 4in therespective -upstandingisleeve members :t2 yand secured therein byfwing`set-screws i2". whereby the .post :members :are supported in verticalpositions. -The :post members zmayxbe `readily 'taken apartl by.separating their respective sections.

`ltemovably secured V`:to the :tcp fendportions v.of thexpost members;I3.'by,means of -wingxset screws I6 zare sleeve members yI"I .carried`by angannular ring. member I8.' 5the.:upper k,portionsot v.thef'spos'tmembers passing' through. ringmember d3' into the respective `sleevevmembers ,11. Depending from ringmemberA L8 adjacent Litsouter peripheryare leye brackets 19. Passingthrougfh :and supported from said :eyev.brackets Vis :a `rigid-ring 20. Secured yto .and dependingffrom ringforisra cylindrical curtain'2iy of canvas -or othersuitable neiiible'waterproof :por iwaterl repellant. material. The {ibottomf hem .ofcurtain 2i! carries a rigid ring 22.

Secured to the curtain 2I at spaced intermediate levels thereon areadditional rigid rings shown at 23. Encircling the curtain 2I andsecured thereto intermediate each pair of rigid rings is an elastic band24, the elastic band 24 acting to contract the curtain inwardly betweeneach adjacent pair of rigid rings rwhen the top annular ring I8 isunsupported by the post members I3.

Each of the rigid rings 23 is formed at the post members I3 withinwardly looped portions 25 in which the post members are looselyreceived, whereby the rigid rings and the curtain 2I are held againstrotation with respect to the post members while allowing the curtain tobe raised and lowered as required. The top and bottom rings 20 and 22are formed with inwardly directed smaller circular rings 26, saidsmaller rings encircling the upper end portions of the post members I3at the top ring 2 and encircling the upstanding sleeve members I2 at thebottom ring 22. The bottom ring 22 is free to be moved upwardly on thepost members I3 and by its weight tends to maintain the curtain 2I in ataut condition when the booth is set up for use. When the booth is thusset up, as illustrated in Figure 1, entry of the booth is effected byraising the bottom ring 22, which lifts the lower end of cylindricalcurtain 2I and enables the user to enter the booth. The weight of bottomring 22 causes the lower end of curtain 2 I to descend to closedposition when said bottom ring is released.

The booth may be secured against rocking or tilting by guy cables 21connected between rings 28 encircling the sleeve members I1 and stakes29 driven into the ground laterally adjacent the booth.

Supported on the annular ring member I8 are inwardly and upwardlyinclined struts 30 having eye portions 3| encircling the respectivesleeve members I1. Connected to the inner ends of the struts 3D is aplate member 32 provided with a depending hook 33 from which a bucket orsprinkler pail, such as shown in dotted view at 34, may be supported.The bucket may be provided with a suitable sprinkler head and with astop cock controlling the ilow of water through said sprinkler head.

The top ring 20 is provided with an inwardly spaced arcuate bracket 35on which is hung an auxiliary depending exible curtain 36 defining astorage space 31 between said auxiliary curtain and the outer curtain2|. Conventional clothes hangers 38 may be hung on the top ring 20 forsupporting clothes in said storage space.

When the booth is to be dismantled for transportation or storage the setscrews I6 and I2 are loosened, and stakes 29 are pulled up. This allowsthe post members I3 to be raised out of engagement with bottom sleevemembers I2, whereby the post members may be taken apart and whereby thetop post sections I4 may be disengaged from the top sleeve members I1.The curtain 2l is then collapsed vertically to the position shown inFigure 2, the collapse of the curtain being facilitated by thecontraction of the elastic bands 23. The post sections I4 and I4' maythen be placed inside the collapsed curtain for transportation orstorage therewith.

While a specic embodiment of a portable dressing booth and shower stallhas been disclosed in the foregoing description, it will be understoodthat various modifications within the spirit of the invention may occurto those skilled 4 in the art. Therefore it is intended that nolimitations be placed on the invention except as defined by the scope ofthe appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A portable booth comprising a iiat circular base member, a plurality ofvertical post members detachably secured at their bottom ends to saidbase member in circumferential spaced relation, a horizontal annularmember frictionally secured to said post members in vertical spacedrelation with respect to said base member and mounted for slidablcmovement on said post members, a cylindrical flexible curtain dependingfrom the periphery of said annular member and terminating adjacent saidbase member, a plurality of rigid rings secured to and encircling saidcurtain in vertical spaced relation, loop elements formed on said rigidrings and slidably receiving said post members, elastic bands secured toand encircling said curtain intermediate said. rigid rings, and anauxiliary exible curtain element depending from said annular memberadjacent the inside of said curtain dening a clothes storage spacebetween the auxiliary element and said curtain.

FRANKLIN B. BROWN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain Dec. 8, 1943

